No person shall be eligible for election to the office of treasurer-tax collector unless that person meets at least one of the following criteria:
A. 
The person has served in a senior financial management position in a county, city, or other public agency dealing with similar financial responsibilities for a continuous period of not less than three years, including, but not limited to, treasurer, tax collector, auditor, auditor-controller, or the chief deputy or an assistant in those offices; or
B. 
The person possesses a valid baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in any of the following major fields of study: business administration, public administration, economics, finance, accounting, or a related field, with a minimum of 16 college semester units, or their equivalent, in accounting, auditing, or finance; or
C. 
The person possess a valid certificate issued by the California State Board of Accounting pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, showing that person to be, and a permit authorizing that person to practice as, a certified public accountant; or
D. 
The person possess a valid charter issued by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts showing the person to be designated a Chartered Financial Analyst, with a minimum of 16 college semester units, or their equivalent, in accounting, auditing, or finance; or
E. 
The person possesses a valid certificate issued by the Treasury Management Association showing the person to be designated a certified cash manager, with a minimum of 16 college semester units, or their equivalent, in accounting, auditing, or finance.
(Prior code § 2.3400)
The authority to invest or reinvest the funds of the county and the funds of other depositors in the county treasury, pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 53600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code is delegated to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall hereafter assume full responsibility for those transactions until the board of supervisors, by ordinance, revokes its delegation of authority. Nothing in this delegation shall limit the county treasurer's authority pursuant to Section 53635 or 53684 of the California Government Code. The authority delegated herein shall expire unless renewed annually by resolution for each calendar year commencing 2009.
(Prior code § 2.3405; Ord. 5006-B, 1995; Ord. 5503-B § 1, 2008)
The duly elected county treasurer-tax collector serving in that office on January 1, 1996, may serve for his or her remaining term of office during which period of time the requirements of this section shall not apply. After the election of a county treasurer-tax collector, county treasurer, or county tax collector of office, that person shall complete a valid continuing course of study as prescribed in this section, and shall during the person's four-year term of office on or before June 30th of the fourth year, render to the state controller a certification indicating that the person has successfully completed a continuing education program consisting of, at a minimum, 48 hours, or an equivalent amount of continuing education units within the discipline of treasury management or public finance or both, offered by a recognized state or national association, institute, or accredited college or university, that provides the requisite educational programs prescribed in this section. The wilful or negligent failure of any elected county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector to comply with the requirements of this section shall be deemed a violation of this section.
(Prior code § 2.3410)